Quick detachable firearm accessory mount

ABSTRACT

Improvements in a quick detachable firearm accessory mount. That uses a dovetail lock that is wedged with a spring to increase the locking force on the dovetail. The quick detachable firearm accessory mount is quickly installed and removed by pressing onto a button, tilting and lifting the quick detachable firearm accessory mount with the accessory such as a scope, flashlight or laser.

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application claims the benefit of Provisional Application Ser. No.61/650,118 filed May 22, 2012 the entire contents of which is herebyexpressly incorporated by reference herein.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

This invention relates to improvements in an accessory mount for afirearm. More particularly, the accessory mount allows for a clampingdovetail lock that allows for quick connection and removal from afirearm.

2. Description of Related Art Including Information Disclosed under 37CFR 1.97 and 1.98

There are many patents that cover clamping devices for firearms thatretain a scope or a flashlight. Patents such as U.S. Pat. Nos.5,155,915, 5,680,725, 6,449,893, 6,922,931 and 7,308,772 cover some ofthe similar attributes but none cover all of the features disclosed inthe this document.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

It is an object of the quick detachable firearm accessory mount thatattaches to a firearm with a dovetail locking mechanism.

It is an object of the quick detachable firearm accessory mount wherethe securing and releasing mechanism is with a push button that opensand secures the detachable firearm accessory mount.

It is an object of the quick detachable firearm accessory mount tofurther include a detent to prevent movement of the firearm accessorymount.

It is another object of the quick detachable firearm accessory mountthat uses a wedge lock on the back of the dovetail to tighten the gripon the firearm.

It is still another object of the quick detachable firearm accessorymount to include a coil spring, torsion spring or other type of springto maintain pressure on the dovetail.

Various objects, features, aspects, and advantages of the presentinvention will become more apparent from the following detaileddescription of preferred embodiments of the invention, along with theaccompanying drawings in which like numerals represent like components.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING(S)

FIG. 1 shows an exploded view of the quick detachable firearm accessorymount.

FIG. 2 shows an assembled view of the quick detachable firearm accessorymount.

FIG. 3 shows an exploded view of the quick detachable firearm accessorymount.

FIG. 4 shows as assembled view of the split quick detachable firearmaccessory mount.

FIG. 5 shows a side view of the split quick detachable firearm accessorymount.

FIG. 6 shows a cross-sectional view of the lower portion of the splitquick detachable firearm accessory mount.

FIG. 7 shows a cross-sectional view of the quick detachable firearmaccessory mount.

FIG. 8 is a front view of the quick detachable firearm accessory mountwith a front release mechanism.

FIG. 9 is a rear view of the quick detachable firearm accessory mountwith a front release mechanism.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the quick detachable firearm accessorymount with a mounting plate.

FIG. 11 is a perspective under view of the quick detachable firearmaccessory mount.

FIG. 12 is a side exploded view of the quick detachable firearmaccessory mount showing some of the internal features.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

FIG. 1 shows an exploded view of the quick detachable firearm accessorymount, FIG. 2 shows an assembled view of the quick detachable firearmaccessory mount, FIG. 3 shows an exploded view of the quick detachablefirearm accessory mount, FIG. 4 shows as assembled view of the splitquick detachable firearm accessory mount, FIG. 5 shows a side view ofthe split quick detachable firearm accessory mount, FIG. 6 shows across-sectional view of the lower portion of the split quick detachablefirearm accessory mount and FIG. 7 shows a cross-sectional view of thequick detachable firearm accessory mount.

The quick detachable firearm accessory mount includes a mounting housing20. The housing can be a complete circle or is split in two halves 24and 25 as shown in FIGS. 4, 5 and 6 with a central hole 22. The quickdetachable firearm accessory mount may further have multiple mountingholes 22 and 23 as shown in FIG. 1. The dovetail edges 21 and 51 thatengage onto the dovetail surfaces of a firearm. A pushbutton 30 pushesagainst spring 31 through arm 41 to open a wedge lock 40 that pushesonto the dovetail 52 that pivots on pin 60 that is placed through pivotholes 42 and 50. Spring 61 opens the dovetail 52 when the quickdetachable firearm accessory mount is being removed.

Detent 18 is used to provide a positive positioning lock. The quickdetachable firearm accessory mount mounts onto a Weaver style base 19 orsimilar mount that is found on a firearm.

FIG. 8 is a front view of the quick detachable firearm accessory mountwith a front release mechanism and FIG. 9 is a rear view of the quickdetachable firearm accessory mount with a front release mechanism. Fromthese figures the mounting housing 120 is shown with the side releasepush button 130. The latching edge 151 is shown on the pivoting latch152.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the quick detachable firearm accessorymount with a mounting plate. From this figure an elongated piece ofWeaver style base 19 is shown. The dovetail edges 121 and 151 clamparound the Weaver style base 19 to secure the accessory mount housing120 onto a firearm. The pivoting latch 152 pivots on a pivot pin 142.

FIG. 11 is a perspective under view of the quick detachable firearmaccessory mount and FIG. 12 is a side exploded view of the quickdetachable firearm accessory mount showing some of the internalfeatures. The accessory mount housing 120 is shown in FIG. 12 with thepivot pin 160 removed to show the separate pivoting latch 152 and theunderside of the latching edge 151. The pivoting latch 152 is releasedby activating the spring loaded pushbutton 130. The fixed latching edge121 is shown opposite the removed pivoting latch 152.

Thus, specific embodiments of an quick detachable firearm accessorymount have been disclosed. It should be apparent, however, to thoseskilled in the art that many more modifications besides those describedare possible without departing from the inventive concepts herein. Theinventive subject matter, therefore, is not to be restricted except inthe spirit of the appended claims.

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 6. A quick detachable mount removably attachable to afixture, the mount comprising: a body; a first jaw attached to the body;a second jaw pivotally attached to the body between an engaged positionand a disengaged position; a wedge traversable between an in positionand an out position, the wedge in sliding contact and operative to lockthe second jaw in the engaged position when the wedge is traversed tothe in position; a depressible member wherein the wedge and the secondjaw are disposed on a first side of the body and the depressible memberis disposed on a second opposed side of the body, the depressible memberbeing biased with a first spring toward a non-depressed state andoperative to traverse the wedge from the in-position to the out-positionwhen the depressible member is depressed from the non-depressed state toa depressed state.
 7. The mount of claim 6 further comprising a shaftextending through the body and attached to the wedge and the depressiblemember for traversing the wedge from the in-position to the out-positionwhen the depressible member is depressed from the non-depressed state toa depressed state.
 8. The mount of claim 6 wherein the depressiblemember is a button.
 9. The mount of claim 6 wherein the second jaw isbiased to the disengaged position.
 10. The mount of claim 6 wherein thesecond jaw is biased toward the disengaged position with a secondspring.
 11. The mount of claim 10 wherein the second spring is a torsionspring which has first and second legs, the first leg presses againstthe second jaw and the second leg presses against the body to bias thesecond jaw to the disengaged position.
 12. The mount of claim 6 whereinthe wedge is biased toward the in position with the first spring. 13.The mount of claim 6 wherein: the depressible member is disposed on afirst surface of the body between the first and second jaws; a secondsurface of the body opposite the first surface is configured so that theuser may depress the button by gripping the button and the secondsurface to open the second jaw.
 14. A method for attaching and removinga quick detachable mount to a fixture, the method comprising the stepsof: gripping opposed first and second sides of a body of the mount witha thumb and at least one finger of a hand; depressing a depressiblemember disposed at the second side of the body to a depressed statewherein the depressible member is biased to a non depressed state with afirst spring; upon depression of the depressible member, traversing awedge from an in position to an out position and allowing a second jawto be traversed from an engaged position to a disengaged position;disposing a first jaw and the second jaw over the fixture; releasing thedepressible member so that the depressible member is traversed to thenon-depressed state; upon release of the depressible member, traversingthe wedge from the out position to the in position and traversing thesecond jaw to the engaged position.
 15. The method of claim 14 furthercomprising the step of biasing the second jaw to the disengagedposition.
 16. The method of claim 15 wherein the second jaw is biased tothe disengaged position with a second spring.
 17. The method of claim 16wherein the second spring is a torsion spring and the first spring is acompression spring.